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Rocky Mountains

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Etymology

Calque of French Montagnes de Roche first recorded in 1752 by Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre, believed to itself be a calque from an indigenous language, possibly a calque of Plains Cree asinîwaciy, a compound which includes asiniy (“rock”) + waciy (“mountain”).

  1. derived from Montagnes de Roche first recorded in 1752 by Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre

Definitions

  1. A range of mountains running from Northern New Mexico to Alaska.

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